Ch. 5                                       2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Defined terms: "County" § 1-101
"Department" § 1-101

2-604. TERMINATION OF SERVICES OF POLICE EMPLOYEES UNDER AGREEMENT.

(A)     IN GENERAL.

SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, IF EIGHT OR MORE POLICE
EMPLOYEES ARE ASSIGNED TO A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AN AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO UNDER § 2-602 OF THIS
SUBTITLE:

(1)      THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL GIVE THE
DEPARTMENT AT LEAST 5 YEARS' NOTICE WHENEVER THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION DECIDES TO TERMINATE THE SERVICES OF POLICE EMPLOYEES
PROVIDED UNDER THE AGREEMENT; AND

(2)      THE NUMBER OF POLICE EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO THE COUNTY OR
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT SHALL BE
PHASED OUT OVER 5 YEARS.

(B)     MODIFICATION OF MANNER OF TERMINATION AUTHORIZED.

THE DEPARTMENT AND COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAY MODIFY
THE MANNER IN WHICH THE SERVICES OF POLICE EMPLOYEES ARE TERMINATED IN
AN AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO UNDER § 2-602 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 88B, § 63(j).

In subsections (a)(1) and (b) of this section, the reference to services "of
police employees" is added for clarity.

Defined terms: "County" § 1-101
"Department" § 1-101
"Police employee" § 2-101

GENERAL REVISOR'S NOTE TO SUBTITLE:

Former Art. 88B, § 63(h), which provided that the term "county" includes
Baltimore City, is deleted in light of the defined term "county" in § 1-101 of this
article to the same effect.

SUBTITLE 7. VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION COUNCIL AND VEHICLE THEFT

PREVENTION FUND.

2-701. DEFINITIONS.
(A) IN GENERAL.

IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection formerly was Art. 88B, § 71(a).

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